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NV65

Desert Rock Airport
Mercury, Nevada, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	NV65
Lat/Long:	36-37-11.8000N 116-01-56.2250W 36-37.196667N 116-01.937083W 36.6199444,-116.0322847 (estimated)
Elevation:	3314 ft. / 1010.1 m (surveyed)
Variation:	15E (1980)
From city:	3 miles SW of MERCURY, NV
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	89020

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS:	RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:

122.8

ADVISORY CALL IS 'MERCURY RADIO'.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BTYr091/36.1		BEATTY VORTAC		114.70		16E

Airport Services

Oil available:	ACTVT MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	7515 x 100 ft. / 2291 x 30 m
Surface:	concrete, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity MIRL RWY 02/20 OTS UFN.
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Latitude:	36-36.683333N	36-37.710000N
Longitude:	116-02.366667W	116-01.507500W
Elevation:	3148.0 ft.	3303.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	basic, in good condition	basic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:		2-box VASI on left VASI RWY 02/20 OTS UFN.
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	US DEPT ENERGY/NEVADA PO BOX 435 M/S 733 MERCURY, NV 89023 Phone 702-295-4015
Manager:	ROBERT ZIEHM P.O. BOX 98521, NSF01 LAS VEGAS, NV 89193-8521 Phone 702-295-1235

Additional Remarks

A58-20	RISING TRRN OUT FROM THR.
A58-02	3 FT BUSH 50 FT OUT ON RIGHT EDGE OF RWY.
-	USED RGLRLY BY DOE, AND DOD & DOE HELS.
-	CAUTION: RWY 20 TRRN RISES THRU APCH ZONE - 2.4 DEG RWY UPSLOPE. RWY 20 CLEAR APCH FM DTHR EXCPFOR 60 FT RISING TRRN TO END OF DSPLCD AREA.
-	RWY 20 CLEAR APCH FM DTHR XCP FOR 60 FT ASNDING TRRN TO END OF DSPLCD AREA. 2.4 DEGS RWY SLOPE.
-	PPR FM DOE.
-	FOR CD CTC NELLIS APCH AT 702-652-4172.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NV65.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVGT - North Las Vegas Airport (47 nm SE)
KLSV - Nellis Air Force Base (53 nm SE)
KLAS - Harry Reid International Airport (53 nm SE)
KHND - Henderson Executive Airport (58 nm SE)
KBVU - Boulder City Municipal Airport (70 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 28-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:12	13:12
Sunrise	06:38	13:38
Sunset	18:32	01:32
Evening civil twilight	18:57	01:57

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-Sep-2026 07:14:54
Local (UTC-7)	28-Sep-2026 00:14:54

METAR

KDRA	280653Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 23/04 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP070 T02330044
KINS 18nm E	280655Z 05012KT 10SM BKN100 OVC120 24/10 A2986 RMK AO2A SLP056 T02410100 $

TAF

KINS
18nm E

280445Z 2805/2911 21010G15KT 9999 SCT120 QNH2985INS BECMG 2806/2807 03011KT 9999 SCT120 QNH2987INS BECMG 2808/2809 VRB06KT 9999 FEW090 QNH2985INS BECMG 2816/2817 11010G15KT 9999 BKN080 QNH2976INS TEMPO 2817/2820 11012G21KT 510009 BECMG 2819/2820 23012G21KT 9999 SCT090 510009 QNH2971INS TS OMNTS TEMPO 2822/2901 22015G25KT 520009 BECMG 2902/2903 15012G18KT 9999 FEW090 QNH2977INS BECMG 2903/2904 10012KT 9999 FEW090 QNH2978INS BECMG 2908/2909 VRB06KT 9999 FEW070 QNH2980INS TX27/2823Z TN18/2814Z

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